1979 Born in Hainan Province1999 Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Hainan UniversityCurrently lives in Shenzhen, professional artist, Vice Chairman of Hainan Young Artists Association, and member of Hainan Artists Association

Born in Hainan Province in 1979, Zhang Jingxin graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Hainan University in 1999. He currently resides in Shenzhen and works as a professional artist. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Hainan Youth Artists Association and is a member of the Hainan Artists Association.

In today’s art world, where individuality, innovation, and conceptual expression are highly emphasized, every artist must confront and navigate the tension between "innovation" and "tradition." Amidst this creative anxiety, Zhang Jingxin has discovered his own voice and developed a comprehensive system of artistic thought and creation.

Rooted in traditional techniques yet guided by abstract concepts, Zhang’s work is characterized by continuous experimentation and exploration. He navigates the space between discovery and control, blending geometric structures with organic fluid forms. In this interplay, his paintings find equilibrium between movement and stillness, weight and release. These emotionally charged, almost hysterical visual dialogues give rise to a unique "species energy" born of nonlinear thinking.

Zhang’s “Species” Bowl Series evokes a deep, indescribable unrest within the viewer. The cracks on the canvas blur the boundaries of time and space, drawing the audience into what Stephen Hawking once described as "temporal fractures"—a realm of perpetual struggle between pain and hope, between fragility and resilience. Just as Hawking suggested that “everything has cracks,” Zhang applies this principle to time and space itself. Through these fractures, we are invited to reflect on humanity, to mourn, to remember, and to perceive the world anew.

Zhang Jingxin’s work consistently urges reflection on the relationship between humanity and nature, provoking thought through the essence of art itself. His paintings embody a rich interplay of Eastern philosophical concepts—heaven and man, emptiness and presence, the Dao and its manifestations—all woven into a finite visual space that gives rise to infinite complexity. Each piece becomes a profound, multifaceted journey of the soul.

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2017 Thinking Through Cracks – Zhang Jingxin Contemporary Oil Painting Solo Exhibition, Art Era, Tiantai Building, Guangzhou, China
• 2013 Broken Heart – Zhang Jingxin's Surrealist Works, Art Gallery, Beijing, China

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2019 The First Dafen | Fen-Found Gallery Alliance Exhibition, TNT Contemporary Art Space, Dafen, Shenzhen, China
• 2018 The Universe in the Painting – Invitational Exhibition of Renowned Artists in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, Qianhai Automobile Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
• 2016 The 3rd Shenzhen Urban Art Expo, Wuzhou Hotel, Shenzhen, China
• 2015 The 4th Shenzhen International Art Expo, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
• 2015 Art Era Peak Art Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
• 2014 The 3rd Shenzhen International Art Expo, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
• 2013 The 2nd Shenzhen International Art Expo, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
• 2013 We: 1994–2013 – Commemorative Exhibition of the China Songzhuang Artist Cluster, Songzhuang Art District, Beijing, China
• 2013 Pan-Pearl River Delta Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Art Center, Beijing, China
• 2012 ASEAN Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
• 2011 China Contemporary Art Yearbook Exhibition, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Shenzhen, China
• 2010 Shenzhen – The Real Field of the Chinese Dream, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
• 2010 Shanghai Spring Art Salon – Spring Exhibition, Shanghai World Trade City, Shanghai, China
• 2010 Southern Emerging Contemporary Art Collection Exhibition, Redtory Art & Design Factory, Guangzhou, China
• 2009 Shenzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China